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The way I read this is that the mixed double-handed event, already introduced at the mid-year meeting, is now being tailored to the 470, without any trials. The class would stay Olympic but would go exclusively boy-girl at the top! Hopefully that would lead to renewed interest at the grassroots level. From my own 470 days I remember how great it is for young couples... it's a feature of the boat that has sadly been lost for decades.

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That's going to be interesting! 420 class it totally destroyed over here... Dutch Sailing authorities have killed that class in favour of the high-performance (hp) route. Only one crew remaining... Last of the Mohicans.
The re-introduction of the 470 as a mixed boat can be the start of a whole new ball-game! Weight is perfect for a lot of youngsters who cannot reach the desired weight for a Laser Standard!.

Added to that: currently, you can buy a 420s and 470s over here for next to nothing.